Mary, Groat, Sole Reign (1553-1554), #sherborne Parker Som

Parker Som

The Escapees' Medal (French: Médaille des Évadés) is a military award bestowed by the government of France to individuals who were prisoners of war and who successfully escaped internment or died as a result of their escape attempt

scarce coin

troops were kept fit by their officers by taking part in sporting contests

de Lisle addressed the main body of 1LF

Mary, Groat, Sole Reign (1553-1554), #sherborne Parker SomMary, Sole Reign (1553 1554), Groat, crowned bust left, rev. square topped shield over cross fourche, 2. 01g, 7h, m. m. pomegranate (North 1960; Spink 2492), rough chipped with a resulting hairline flan split from 11 o'clock and through the crown, slightly concave, otherwise an atypically strong portrait for this notoriously soft issue, struck details near very fine, and attractively toned.